子夏为莒父宰，问政。子曰，无欲速，无见小利。欲速则不达，见小利则大事不成。
白话导读
子夏做了莒父这个地方的长官，问怎样治理政事。孔子说：不要一味求快，不要贪图小利。一味求快，反而达不到目的；贪图小利，就办不成大事。
James Legge 英译
Tsze-hsia, being governor of Chu-fu, asked about government. The Master said, "Do not be desirous to have things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
译注：James Legge 公版英译，1893 年原版。
注释
- 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
- 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
- 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。